Keeping the Corona Virus scenerio in mind, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) celebrated its 81 anniversary in a limited scale. In the headquarters-level function, only a restricted number of Force personnel led by Director General Dr. A.P. Maheshwari, paid their respect at the Martyrs’ Memorial at CRPF Academy, Kadarpur, Gudgaon on Thursday. Placing the wreath at the Memorial, Dr. Maheshwari called upon the officers and jawans of the Force to keep on inspiring themselves with the ideals of valour and sacrifice etched into the Force by its bravehearts.
According to press release, in a separate message to the 3.25 lakh Force personnel across the country, Dr Maheshwari urged them to stick to the government advisory on social distancing and personal hygiene to effectively contain the exponential spread of the deadly Corona virus.
Later in the day, a solemn function was held at the CRPF headquarters in New Delhi where CRPF DG Dr. Maheshwari interacted with the medalists of All India Police Games competitions 2019.
History of CRPF :
CRPF had been raised as the Crown Representative’s Police in 1939. It was given a fresh lease of life soon after independence when it was renamed as the Central Reserve Police Force in 1949 by an Act of Parliament. On 19th March 1950 it acquired a distinct identity of its own with the presentation of Presidential Colours to the Force by the then Home Minister Sardar Vallavbhai Patel.
Mandated to secure the internal security scenario of the country, CRPF has been relentlessly fighting all form of anti-national forces for over 81 years now. Through all these years CRPF has well established its credentials as the frontline force not only in containing militancy, insurgency and leftwing extremism but also in riot and crowd management.
